[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-32054]
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[Federal Register: December 29, 1994]
VOL. 59, NO. 249
Thursday, December 29, 1994
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Lower Little Minnesota River; Big Stone Lake Watershed, Roberts
and Marshall Counties, SD
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of a finding of no significant impact.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
(40 CFR Part 1500); and the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Regulations (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural Resources Conservation
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives notice that an
Environmental Impact Statement is not being prepared for the Lower
Little Minnesota River--Big Stone Lake Watershed Project, Roberts and
Marshall Counties, South Dakota.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Dean Fisher, State Conservationist, USDA, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Federal Building, Room 203, 200 Fourth Street SW,
Huron, South Dakota, 57350-2475, telephone (605) 352-1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Assessment of this
federally assisted action indicates that the project will not cause
significant local, regional, or national impacts of the environment. As
a result of these findings, Mr. Dean Fisher, State Conservationist, has
determined that the preparation and review of an Environmental Impact
Statement is not needed for this project.
The project purposes are accelerated land treatment and wetland
enhancement measures to improve water quality in the Lower Little
Minnesota River--Big Stone Lake Watershed through the reduction of
phosphorus and sediment loading. The planned works of improvement
include 30 animal waste management systems, 120 acres of critical area
treatment, 194 acres of grassed waterways, 47,300 acres of conservation
tillage, and 33,600 acres of grazing management with water development.
The Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency, and to various
federal, state, and local agencies and interested parties. A limited
number of copies of the FONSI is available to fill single-copy requests
of the above address. Basic data developed during the Environmental
Assessment is on file and may be reviewed by contacting Mr. Dean
Fisher, State Conservationist.
No administrative action on the implementation of the proposal will
be taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the
Federal Register.
(This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Program No. 10904, Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention, and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with state and
local officials.)
Dated: December 20, 1994.
Dean Fisher,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 94-32054 Filed 12-28-94; 8:45 am]
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